Overview
- The bench directed fencing of educational institutions, hospitals, public sports complexes, bus stands, depots and railway stations to block stray dog entry.
- Municipal authorities must pick up dogs from these premises, vaccinate and sterilise them per the Animal Birth Control Rules, and shift them to designated shelters.
- The order specifies that dogs removed from such locations must not be released back at the same spot, with periodic inspections mandated to prevent re‑establishment.
- The court also ordered immediate removal of stray cattle and other animals from highways and expressways, with Chief Secretaries held responsible for state compliance and an eight‑week status report.
- The Animal Welfare Board of India has been impleaded, dog‑bite victims may join the case without a deposit, and most States and Union Territories have filed compliance affidavits, with concerns over Delhi feeding‑zone practices to be examined next.